Minjae Kong’s research while affiliated with Institute of Agricultural Sciences and other places

... They were designed to improve ambient conditions, enhance photosynthesis, and control internal temperatures. Engler et al. (2021) and Lim et al. (2022) research reported that air-circulation fans reduced energy consumption and were more effective when used with fog systems. Similarly, Oh et al. (2016) showed improved pollination rates and fruit yields in cucumber cultivation when air-circulation fans were used during high temperatures. ...

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Utilizing fan cooling to reduce leaf temperatures in Ginseng cultivation

... Phytophthora disease progression is usually associated with higher temperature and moisture [109]. In a recent report in Korea [110], Phytophthora DNA was detected in hydroponic nutrient wastewater from facilities growing tomatoes, paprika, and strawberries. These are the most hydroponically cultivated crops in Korea, and strawberry growing facilities exhibited the highest rate of Phytophthora, suggesting the need for nutrient solution sterilization when recycling to reduce the risk of disease persistence in the facility. ...

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The Good, the Bad, and the Fungus: Insights into the Relationship Between Plants, Fungi, and Oomycetes in Hydroponics

... Rice-fish cultivation can potentially benefit groundwater recharge, water storage, and climate change mitigation efforts [112]. In Thailand, integrating RASp increases water storage by 16,682.3 ...

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Exploring the Integration of Rice and Aquatic Species: Insights from Global and National Experiences

... According to the references, the groundwater level increases during rainfall, and EC and Temp. change due to the dilution effect [28]. There were relatively consistent concentration trends during rainfall events. ...

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Research on Real-Time Groundwater Quality Monitoring System Using Sensors around Livestock Burial Sites

... For habitat function and assessment of cultivated lands, Son et al. (2018) suggested ways to create and maintain feeding places when comparing the bird diversity of paddy field wetland and greenhouse complexes in design. Loesh and Kaminski (1989) reported that inhabitation of dabbling ducks in wetlands from paddy fields is affected significantly by the vegetation structure and surrounding land use. ...

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Analysis of the Correlation Between Ecological Status and Location Environment by Cultivated Land Restoration Type of Geumgang Riverine Ecobelt

... (1) Mistakenly attempting to apply the sewage treatment methods used in urban areas to rural settings without considering the unique operational and maintenance demands of small-scale facilities. Compared with urban domestic sewage treatment, rural domestic sewage treatment has fewer types of pollutants in sewage, a lower sewage concentration, and less treatment capacity, generally not more than 30 m 3 /d [23]. While it may be possible to adopt similar treatment processes, it is crucial to ensure that construction standards are met, devices are complete, and manual and online testing instruments are available for complex operation and maintenance procedures. ...

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Discussion on the Treatment of Rural Domestic Sewage in the Water Source Area of the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project—A Case Study of a Village

... Because the main source of groundwater nitrate contamination is the intensive use of organic manure and fertilizers in farming activities, land use is the main determining factor, while the main agricultural type in NSW is a water-curtain-type greenhouse (Cho et al. 2012;Kwon et al. 2020). Usually, greenhouse facilities are built on an existing rice paddy field (Son et al. 2018). For the points where land cover was classified as paddy fields in the GIS data, each point was shown on a Google map (Google Earth), and points with greenhouse facilities were separately extracted and compared. ...

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A machine learning-based approach to predict groundwater nitrate susceptibility using field measurements and hydrogeological variables in the Nonsan Stream Watershed, South Korea

... Republic of Korea's facility horticulture industry ranks among the top in the world, along with China, Spain, the Netherlands, and Japan, and is considered a "white revolution" due to the large income it generates [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. For this reason, greenhouse horticulture in Korea continues to grow [10,11]. ...

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Contamination and Spatial Distribution of Metal(loid)s in the Stream Sediment near the Greenhouse

... For this reason, greenhouse horticulture in Korea continues to grow [10,11]. However, many environmental and ecological problems have been reported in facility horticulture, including land use change, groundwater depletion, waste disposal, and nonpoint pollution [12][13][14][15][16][17]. Among them, the use of nutrient solutions and the resulting wastewater discharge is a major problem [18][19][20][21]. ...

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Contamination and Spatial Distribution of Metal(loid)s in the Stream Sediment near the Greenhouse

... The increased impermeable ground surface caused by urbanization causes temporary rainfall leakage into rivers, triggering river water pollution [19], groundwater depletion due to the decreased runoff infiltration rate [18], stream drying [19], difficulties in securing water resources [20], urban heat islandization [20], and ecosystem disruption [19]. The problems from expanding the impermeable area go beyond cities and induce problems in rural and agricultural districts [20][21][22][23][24]. Groundwater recharge is a vital ecosystem service function [25,26], and agricultural regions have been found to have an excellent groundwater recharge function [27,28]. ...

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Evaluation and Improvement Measures of the Runoff Coefficient of Urban Parks for Sustainable Water Balance